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Title: 5 to 1
Author: Holly Bodger
Published by: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pages: 256 Pages
Published on : May 12th, 2015
Format : E-book
Started on : June 28th, 2015
Finished on : June 30th, 2015
Rating : 3,1 / 5 stars
Summary:
In the year 2054, after decades of gender selection, India now has a ratio of five boys for every girl, making women an incredibly valuable commodity. Tired of marrying off their daughters to the highest bidder and determined to finally make marriage fair, the women who form the country of Koyanagar have instituted a series of tests so that every boy has the chance to win a wife.
Sudasa, though, doesn't want to be a wife, and Kiran, a boy forced to compete in the test to become her husband, has other plans as well. As the tests advance, Sudasa and Kiran thwart each other at every turn until they slowly realize that they just might want the same thing.
This beautiful, unique novel is told from alternating points of view-Sudasa's in verse and Kiran's in prose-allowing readers to experience both characters' pain and their brave struggle for hope
In the year 2054, after decades of gender selection, India now has a ratio of five boys for every girl, making women an incredibly valuable commodity. Tired of marrying off their daughters to the highest bidder and determined to finally make marriage fair, the women who form the country of Koyanagar have instituted a series of tests so that every boy has the chance to win a wife.
Sudasa, though, doesn't want to be a wife, and Kiran, a boy forced to compete in the test to become her husband, has other plans as well. As the tests advance, Sudasa and Kiran thwart each other at every turn until they slowly realize that they just might want the same thing.
This beautiful, unique novel is told from alternating points of view-Sudasa's in verse and Kiran's in prose-allowing readers to experience both characters' pain and their brave struggle for hope
Review:
"In the year 2054, after decades of gender selection, India now has a ratio of five boys for every girl, making women an incredibly valuable commodity. Tired of marrying off their daughters to the highest bidder and determined to finally make marriage fair, the women who form the country of Koyanagar have instituted a series of tests so that every boy has the chance to win a wife"
we will being told from two POVs - Sudasa in free verse and Kiran in prose. Kiran is one of the contestant that have to be participate in some test to get married with Sudasa. The test such as running, make some poems, cooking and how well do you know the girl. In the other hand, i just realize that in this books is one of unique dystopia books since it doesn't have ROMANCE at all! waww. >__<
I liked both characters Sudasa and Kiran. They were strong, pleasingly rebellious, and I sympathized with both their situations since they have an difficult situations. In the end they just want to be free. FREEDOM is hard to get and need some sacrifices.
Reason why you should read this book!
1. The dystopia setting is in Future India. This is really good point. Can you mention how many dystopian books that location in Asia? they usually takes place in America.
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins --> North America
Divergent by Veronica Roth --> Chicago
Slip by David Eastes --> United States of America
Legend by Marie Lu --> Western United States
2. Zero Romance level
If you doesn't like any too much romance level in dystopia such as Shatter Me or The Selection Stories: The Queen & The Favorite you will love this books
3. The gender imbalance between men and women until 5 to 1 it is interesting one
4. The POV is being told by Prose and verse
5. Beautiful and eye-catchy cover! I really really love it >__<
Reason why you don't like this book
1. The ending is for me is so-so not a great one but yah it was Ok
2. Bad Setting description for dystopian world
"In the year 2054, after decades of gender selection, India now has a ratio of five boys for every girl, making women an incredibly valuable commodity. Tired of marrying off their daughters to the highest bidder and determined to finally make marriage fair, the women who form the country of Koyanagar have instituted a series of tests so that every boy has the chance to win a wife"
we will being told from two POVs - Sudasa in free verse and Kiran in prose. Kiran is one of the contestant that have to be participate in some test to get married with Sudasa. The test such as running, make some poems, cooking and how well do you know the girl. In the other hand, i just realize that in this books is one of unique dystopia books since it doesn't have ROMANCE at all! waww. >__<
I liked both characters Sudasa and Kiran. They were strong, pleasingly rebellious, and I sympathized with both their situations since they have an difficult situations. In the end they just want to be free. FREEDOM is hard to get and need some sacrifices.
Reason why you should read this book!
1. The dystopia setting is in Future India. This is really good point. Can you mention how many dystopian books that location in Asia? they usually takes place in America.
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins --> North America
Divergent by Veronica Roth --> Chicago
Slip by David Eastes --> United States of America
Legend by Marie Lu --> Western United States
2. Zero Romance level
If you doesn't like any too much romance level in dystopia such as Shatter Me or The Selection Stories: The Queen & The Favorite you will love this books
3. The gender imbalance between men and women until 5 to 1 it is interesting one
4. The POV is being told by Prose and verse
5. Beautiful and eye-catchy cover! I really really love it >__<
Reason why you don't like this book
1. The ending is for me is so-so not a great one but yah it was Ok
2. Bad Setting description for dystopian world
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